Diamond Lanes

What are Diamond Lanes?

Diamond Lanes are reserved lanes for buses and bicycles. They were created as a means of increasing both the speed and reliability of transit service while providing a safe lane for cyclists to ride.

Signs (like the one shown below) are posted along Diamond Lanes indicate that the curb lane is reserved for buses and cyclists during the hours shown on the sign. In addition to roadside and overhead signs, double divided white paint lines and white diamond patterns will designate the diamond lanes.

Making the Right Turns

Traffic turning right can enter the diamond lane at any point in the block immediately preceding the intersection at which the turn is intended to be made. (see diagram below)

Did you know?

Diamond Lanes were first introduced in Winnipeg in 1995,

There are approximately 30 kilometres of reserved lanes covering 114 intersections,

Diamond lanes are a commonly used transit priority measure used world wide,

Diamond lane locations

Direction

Street

From

To

Hours in Effect

Northbound

Main

Sutherland

Inkster

Weekday PM Peak

Southbound

Main

Smithfield

Sutherland

Weekday AM Peak

Northbound

Main

Graham

James

Weekday AM/PM Peak

Southbound

Main

Alexander

McDermot

Weekday AM/PM Peak

Southbound

Main

Portage

Assiniboine

Weekday AM/PM Peak

Southbound

Queen Elizabeth Way

Mayfair

Stradbrook

24 hours

Eastbound

Portage

Raglan

Young

Weekday AM/PM Peak

Westbound

Portage

Colony

Strathcona

Weekday AM/PM Peak

Westbound

Goulet

Youville

Tache

Weekday AM Peak

Westbound

Goulet

Tache

St. Mary’s

24 hours

Northbound

St. Mary’s

Tache

Ft Gibraltar Trail

24 hours

Southbound

Henderson

Hespeler

Riverton

24 hours

Northbound

Disraeli

Main

Disraeli Bridge

24 hours

Southbound

Osborne

St. Mary

Granite

Weekday PM Peak

Westbound

Graham

Main

Carlton

24 hours

Eastbound

Graham

Carlton

Fort

24 hours

Southbound

Vaughan

The Promenade

St. Mary

24 hours

Northbound

McPhillips

Jarvis

Inkster

Weekday AM/PM Peak

Southbound

McPhillips

Inkster

Jarvis

Weekday AM/PM Peak

Eastbound

Regent

Rougeau

Plessis

Weekday AM/PM Peak

Westbound

Regent

Plessis

Rougeau

Weekday AM/PM Peak

Eastbound

Jubilee

Pembina

Jubilee Overpass

24 hours

Eastbound

Bishop Grandin – Pembina Bypass

Bishop Grandin Exit Ramp

Pembina

24 hours

Northbound

University Crescent

Wedgewood

Pembina

24 hours

To learn more about driving around Diamond Lanes and to view a 60 Second Driver clip on Diamond Lanes visit www.mpi.mb.ca